Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future

by Orrin H. Pilkey and Linda Pilkey-Jarvis

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Noted coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey and environmental scientist Linda Pilkey-Jarvis show that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. Based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models often yield answers that support unwise policies. Writing for the general, nonmathematician reader and using examples from throughout the environmental...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231132123

ISBN13:9780231132121

Release Date:January 2007

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Conservation Earth Sciences Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Science Mathematics Nature Nature & Ecology Political Science Politics & Government

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